Before Amelia: Women Pilots in the Early Days of Aviation

by Eileen F. Lebow

Book Overview

Before Amelia is the remarkable story of the world's women pioneer aviators who braved the skies during the early days of flight. While most books have only examined the women aviators of a single country, Eileen Lebow looks at an international spectrum of pilots and their influence on each other. The story begins with Raymonde de Laroche, a French woman who became the first licensed female pilot in 1909. De Laroche, Lydia Zvereva, Melli Beese,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1574885324
• ISBN13: 9781574885323
• Release Date: April 2003
• Publisher: Potomac Books
• Length: 315 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

The earliest days of the very first flying machines

Before Amelia: Women Pilots In The Early Days Of Aviation by Eileen F. Lebow offers the reader an engaging glimpse into the earliest days of the very first flying machines, and the dozens of female pilots who made aviation history before the famous Amelia Earhart. Starting with Raymonde de Laroche, a French woman who became the first licensed female pilot in 1910, and profiling numerous other international female pilots, Before Amelia is a welcome contribution to both Women Studies and Aviation History reference collections and supplemental reading lists.